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Recognised as Colour

#5B47DC

  • #5B47DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B47DC is a blue with RGB values 91, 71, 220 and HSL 248°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5B47DC#5B47DC
HEX#5B47DC
RGBrgb(91, 71, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2784, 0.8627
RGB percentages35.7%, 27.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(248.1, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,172
CSS custom property--colour: #5B47DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#A4B823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8DC47
Analogous#477DDC, #A647DC
Triadic#DC5B47, #47DC5B
Split complementary#DCA647, #7DDC47
Tetradic#DC477D, #C8DC47, #47DCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F2FD
Lighter +30%#CEC8F4
Lighter +20%#A79DEC
Lighter +10%#8172E4
Darker −10%#3C26CA
Darker −20%#2F1E9F
Darker −30%#231674
Darker −40%#160E49
More saturated +25%#472CF7
Less saturated −25%#6F62C1

Channel breakdown

R91
G71
B220
Red91 (35.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue248.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 47 · B DC

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